The Oakland A’s will keep paying their minor league players after all.
Nearly two weeks ago, with the coronavirus pandemic suspending the play of pro baseball and halting revenues, the A’s told their minor leaguers that the team would stop paying them. However, on Friday they reversed that decision, with club owner John Fisher admitting he made a mistake, reports Susan Slusser of the S.F. Chronicle.
“I’ve listened to our fans and others, and there is no question that this is the right thing to do,” Fisher said. “We clearly got this decision wrong.